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krump - there is quite a drawback to those "coffee table layouts" and that´s the viewing angle. You always look down at your layout and you always see all of it in one glance. This is not really helpful to tickle that railroad feeling in your mind. It´s not a rule of thumb, but a helpful guideline when designing a layout. The smaller the scale is and/or the smaller the layout is, the closer you have to bring it up to your nose, i.e. eye level. Let´s take a look at some more options, other than a coffee table layout and a layout you can store under a bed (not at all a good solution - think of the dust!). <ol style="list-style-type:undefined;"> <li>Layout in a briefcase</li> <li>Mini-modular layout</li> </ol> A layout in a briefcase is a neat idea for those who are really space-starved and have no, nada, zilch space for a permanent set-up. There are limitations to the height of such a layout and the "best" scale would be Z scale. Some time ago I designed a small layout for my own use: <img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/ZTEST_zps7337bb69.jpg" alt=" " /> Z scale is not really cheap and are only few US prototype locos and cars available. Another option is building a mini-modular layout. I did that a few years ago and it was great fun. The mini modules are only about 6" by 12" and can be stored on a shelf when the layout is not being "operated". I won´t go through the details here, but there is some reading available here: <a href="http://www.japanrailmodelers.org/pages/modelingjapan/minimodules.html" target="_blank">Confessions Of A Mediocre Model Railroader</a>
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